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On My Mind: What to Do Now
At the Finishing '01 show, everyone was wondering when the economy would return.
Read MoreProduction Application of Flat Solderable Tin Finishes: Some Practical Considerations
Flat solderable tin finishes offer important benefits to the assembly industry. From a fabricator's standpoint, the technology is relatively new, and there are some important considerations for production scale-up. Precisely and reliably measuring the tin thickness and solderability enables both suppliers and users to invoke and meet the required specifications and quality metrics...
Read MoreRemoving Nickel Plate from Kovar
Question: What is the safest way to remove nickel plate from Kovar?
Read MorePerspectives: Practical Explanations
Anoplate Corporation is a plating job shop that publishes a quarterly newsletter covering not only activities at the company, but also explaining to its employees and customers the intricacies of the finishing processes it provides and why management does the things it does.
Read MorePrecision Coating for the Military
Coatings are extremely important to the military because of the critical applications military equipment is used in. Thanks to a new CARC coating, Pribbs Steel has no problem meeting the military's demanding standards...
Read MoreCoating Air Conditioner Coils
We are using a two-component paint so we can’t dip the coils because of pot life problems. Any help you can give us will be appreciated.
Read MorePerspectives: Thoughts on MP&M
You would think that the only opinion the finishing industry has concerning the MP&M rule is that it must be defeated by any means possible.
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Quick, Effortless Color Changes
Slow and laborious color changes on Cybex's powder coating line took the company away from its just-in-time manufacturing philosophy. But a new powder coating booth that makes color changes quick and effortless has restored Cybex's manufacturing philosophy...
Read MoreDot-Commentary: e-Mail: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
For many Americans, e-mail has established itself as a part of our everyday lives.
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EMI Shielding with Turbine Power
EMI shielding can be a very expensive process. While using paints with metallic flakes is relatively inexpensive when compared to other shielding processes, the paints still cost about $200/gal. Therefore, Cybershield of Georgia, Inc. began using turbine-powered HVLP spray guns to dramatically reduce its costs and provide a better finish...
Read MoreTesting Report on Turbine-Powered Spray Guns
United Defense FSE REPORTProject Engineer: Tom BraswellDate: 03 November 2000Objective: Beta testing of high-performance HVLP on York production line Background As a result of a technical literature search, the Can-Am HVLP (compressor-less) spray system was investigated as a possible solution to the cessation of the recycling thermal oxidizer on site at York.The system showed the most promise based on the supporting documentation in the form of research projects performed by the Hughes Aircraft Co. and the California South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Read MoreOn My Mind: Economic Indicators
One of my friends in the investment industry said that his clients are now calling their 401K plans 201K plans because their accounts have been cut in half.
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